Saint-Joseph () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
French overseas department of
Réunion
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. It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the
European Union
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. The village
Vincendo is part of the commune.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Joseph has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Am''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is . The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 July 1996.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Réunion department
The following is a list of the 24 communes of the Réunion (an overseas department of France), along with the arrondissement (district) in which they are located, and the intercommunality of which they are a member.
Intercommunalities:
* CASUD: ...
References
External links
Official website(in French)
Communes of Réunion
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